While riding the wave of success and a sweeping love affair, Tommy is challenged by the need to appease advertisers and the network. As the show begins to fall in the ratings, she finds herself compromising her artistic vision with stereotypical portrayals in an effort to avoid cancellation. When, despite her efforts, the television network pulls the plug, Tommy and George must return to the beginning and re-examine themselves and their relationship, both morally and ethically. The two are forced to face the difficult choices about the limits of personal and professional compromise. The values and sense of integrity that once united Tommy and George will ultimately decide their future.